Charles Napier
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Charles Lewis Napier was an American actor who was known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt.
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Rambo: First Blood Part II
The Silence of the Lambs
The Blues Brothers
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Philadelphia
The Cable Guy
The Manchurian Candidate
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Lords of Dogtown
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Annapolis
The Grifters
Married to the Mob
Steel
Body Bags
Something Wild
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Supervixens
Maniac Cop 2
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Miami Blues
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
The Incredible Hulk Returns
Ernest Goes to Jail
Beloved
Jury Duty
Swing Shift
Last Embrace
Melvin and Howard
Body Count
One-Eyed Monster
Raw Justice
Dinocroc
Deep Space
Original Gangstas
Cherry, Harry & Raquel!
Wacko
Future Zone198 credits on file
Television 24
The Simpsons
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Monk
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The A-Team
Murder, She Wrote
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek
Diagnosis: Murder
Dallas
Cold Case
Knight Rider
The Practice
Mannix
Archer
Hogan's Heroes
Mission: Impossible
Night Court
Coach
Walker, Texas Ranger
L.A. Law
The Rockford Files
Renegade
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About this person
Charles Lewis Napier was an American actor who was known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt. After leaving his Kentucky hometown to serve in the Army, he graduated from college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. His first prominent role in a film was in Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969), which was the first of four films he would do with director Russ Meyer. Napier established himself in character roles and worked steadily for the next 35 years. He made numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme, including roles in Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Beloved (1998), and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
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